Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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The Food Writers Are Not Okay
But it’s not because they’re fat.
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Every Relationship is a Mixed Weight Relationship
Stop making straight men the heroes here.
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Who Am I if I Can't Organize a Closet?
On hustle culture, home organization as diet culture and the glory and tyranny of being forced to rest.
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June 2024

Do We Need Another Thin Person's Ozempic Take?
Design Mom's "expansive thoughts" don't come in my size.
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Why is Everyone a Protein Girlie Now?
And does anyone really need to eat a gram per pound per day?
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Three Years of Writing Emails!
154 essays, 146 podcast episodes, 131 Friday Threads, and counting.
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Is It OK To Tell Your Daughter She’s Pretty?
Finding the line between us and the FaceTune Moms.
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May 2024

I Don't Garden to Escape the Laundry
Because we don't have to earn our joy.
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It's Bikini Wax Season. Or Is It?
Some thoughts on the long shadow of the Brazilian wax and who is allowed to have visible body hair. Welcome to Fat Swim Week!
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Why the Internet Cares So Much About My Snack Cabinet
Yes, the containers have lids.
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April 2024

Fine, I Wrote About Huberman Husbands
But we also need to talk about their wives.
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Welcome to Where We Let You Eat...Everything
I’ll show you around. It’s lovely here!
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